The Rosetta Stone, Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, 196 BC. Artist: Unknown

The Rosetta Stone, Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, 196 BC. Artist: Unknown

2-580-493 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

The Rosetta Stone, showing hieroglyphs, demotic, and Greek scripts, Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, 196 BC. The inscription is a priestly decree affirming the royal cult of the 13-year-old Ptolemy V. From the British Museum's collection.


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Ptolemy V: Macedonian: King of Egypt, pharaoh
  2. CM Dixon: British: Photographer

Picture Type
  1. Object

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Art & Literature

History & Politics Artefacts


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3628x4858
File Size : 51,636kb


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  1. PKMJ15
  1. 1C
  1. 0370001368
  1. 2-580-493
  1. 2580493

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